In the spring of 2000, four couples, including my wife and I, were trying to decide on a holiday destination. After a lot of discussions, we finally narrowed it down to a combo trip – Jordan with Greece or Italy. But one couple had already been to Italy so that almost ruled it out. Two…
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How I was Lost and Found!
It was my grandfather who gave me this OCD – Obsessive Cricket Disorder. The old man was crazy about cricket. He used to take me to see the Ranji matches at the Brabourne stadium. Those days Test matches were few and far between and Ranji matches were taken very seriously. The stadium used to be…
Masjid Memories!
I am sure all of us have memories of things that we did when we were younger, things that we wouldn’t even dare to think of doing today, things that make our stomach churn or our knees go wobbly. Decades back, my younger brother, his wife and me and my wife travelled by train from…
Cleaning up after yourself
Many years back, my wife and I attended SRK’s show, Temptations at the Allstate Arena in Chicago. It was one crazy show, with people screaming their lungs out, girls sobbing, crying, shouting “I love you, Sharukh!” over and over again even though there was hardly any chance of being heard above the deafening sound system.…
Titles and reactions!
The appointment letter from my new employer asked me to report to Tony at the security desk at 8:30 am on the joining date. Accordingly, I presented myself to the security guys at 8:15 am, told them I was joining XYZ company and asked for Tony. I was told he was not in yet and…
U.S. Midterm Elections as Seen From India: I’m Acutely Worried About the Future of America
My commentary published in American Kahani U.S. Midterm Elections as Seen From India: I’m Acutely Worried About the Future of America I have always been a bit cynical of the American media pompously proclaiming every U.S. election as nation-transforming or even world-changing. I must grudgingly concede though, that the claim is not entirely untrue, even…
Indian elections – in the light of the US elections
My opinion piece published in the India West Journal, CaliforniaIndian Elections In The Light of The US Elections – IndiaWest I was never too interested in politics and elections, even though my father had been a journalist in India and abroad for more than 60 years. One of his kids was expected to follow his…
NRIs supporting Trump
https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/news/world/donald-trump-coins-india-us-friendship-slogan-in-hindi-ahead-of-november-mid-term-latest-updates-2022-09-16-808739 Frankly, most NRIs in the US dont care about social issues like abortion, guns, voting rights, LGBTQ and same sex marriage, racism, climate change etc. I am not talking about the Indians born and/or brought up there, I am talking about the ones who have gone there as adults and settled for the long…
The future of Bollywood
Movie-going is now a very expensive weekend outing for a family (of say, four members), costing somewhere between 1500 to 2000 rupees, including the popcorn and stuff. There used to be a lower stall in cinema halls. That has almost been eliminated now. Movie going is for the upper middle class now. People will definitely…
What Quality Means to Me
What Quality Means to Me Years ago, as a young and ambitious employee seeking to impress my new German manager, I worked late into the night to draft an eloquent letter to a customer. I read and re-read the letter, crossing my t’s and dotting my i’s till the last minute, and promptly presented it…